If you're one of those people who thinks heaven will be a dull, boring place of same old, same old, the Apostle John's vision in Revelation 21:9-21 will make you think again.

If you're one of those people who thinks heaven will be a dull, boring place of same old, same old, the Apostle John's vision in Revelation 21:9-21 will make you think again.

The fountain of life isn't offered to good people; it's merely offered to thirsty sinners who humbly come to Christ for a drink.

The fountain of life isn't offered to good people; it's merely offered to thirsty sinners who humbly come to Christ for a drink.

When you think of the things in your life now that won't be heaven, what comes to your mind? Pain? Sin? Family struggles? Depression? The awesome reality is that none of us can even begin to grasp the glory of a world without these things because all we've ever known is a world full of them.

When you think of the things in your life now that won't be heaven, what comes to your mind? Pain? Sin? Family struggles? Depression? The awesome reality is that none of us can even begin to grasp the glory of a world without these things because all we've ever known is a world full of them.

By description, Heaven is out of this world! But by definition, it is still a part of it.

By description, Heaven is out of this world! But by definition, it is still a part of it.

We are creatures of habit. Muscle memory drives much of our daily routine from driving, to eating, to working; and sadly, it drives much of what we do at church as well. Stephen challenges us to stop coasting through worship and let the Spirit take the wheel.

In Romans 12:8, Paul reiterates a concept of ministry that goes all the way back to the Old Testament: God is just as concerned with our attitude as He is our actions.